Þjóðólfr of Hvinir

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Þórbjǫrn Hornklofi
Occupation	Skald
Language	Old Norse
Period	Viking Age
Literary movement	Skaldic poetry
Years active	Late 9th to early 10th century
Notable works	Haustlǫng, Ynglingatal

Þjóðólfr ór Hvini (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈθjoːðˌoːlvz̠ oːz̠ ˈxwine]; anglicized as Thjódólf of Hvinir or Thiodolf; fl. late 9th–early 10th c. AD),^[1] was a Norwegian skald, said to have been one of the court-poets of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.^[2]^[3] His name suggests that he was from the region of Hvinir (Kvinesdal).^[1] Two skaldic poems, Haustlǫng (Autumn-long) and Ynglingatal (Enumeration of the Ynglingar), are generally attributed to him.^[2]^[3]

Saga account

According to Heimskringla, he fostered Harald's sons Sigurd Hrisi, Halfdan Long-Leg, Gudröd the Radiant, Ragnvald Rettilbein.

Works

Both Haustlǫng and Ynglingatal are ascribed to Þjóðólfr of Hvinir from a relatively early period. They were preserved, along with some of his other verses, by the 13th-century Icelandic writer Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda.^[2] A third poem, Hrafnsmál, is also attributed to him by Snorri, although scholars rather think that it was composed by another of Harald Fairhair's court-poets named Þórbjǫrn Hornklofi.^[2]

Þjóðólfr composed Ynglingatal for Ragnvald Heidumhære, a chieftain from Vestfold (Oslofjord). The poem tells about the lives of the Ynglingar, a dynasty of kings from Uppsala,^[3] and forms the basis for Snorri's Ynglinga saga.^[4]

What we have preserved of Haustlǫng is centred on two mythological scenes: Loki's betraying of Iðunn, the Æsir's "old-age cure", which was snatched from them by the jǫtunn Þjazi in eagle form; and Thor's victorious combat against the strongest of the jǫtnar, Hrungnir.^[3] If Haustlǫng was composed in emulation of Bragi inn gamli's Ragnarsdrápa, as seems likely, then it will have had two further episodes.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Marold, Edith (2012). "Text - Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Ynglingatal". abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Orchard 1997, p. 160.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lindow 2001, p. 16.
^ Lindow 2001, p. 23.
^ Hollander 1947, p. 39.

Bibliography

Hollander, Lee M. (1947) [1945]. The Skalds: A Selection of Their Poems, With Introductions and Notes (for the American-Scandinavian Foundation). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. OCLC 64710825.
Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983969-8.
Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5.

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See also	Alliterative verse Bragi Heiti Kenning (List of kennings) Málaháttr Mead of poetry Odin Old Norse poetry Skaldic poetry

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